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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4305 

To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 

to further enhance the assistance provided by the United States to 

Ukraine to defend against further aggression by Russia and Russianbacked separatists against Ukraine, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 18, 2015 

Mr. HUNTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 

Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2016 to further enhance the assistance provided 

by the United States to Ukraine to defend against further aggression by Russia and Russian-backed separatists against Ukraine, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ukrainian Warfighter 

5 Assistance Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress makes the following findings: 

3 (1) Ukraine’s border is 6,995 kilometers long, 

4 including 1,974 kilometers of controlled border with 

5 Russia, 195 kilometers of an administrative line with 

6 Crimea, and 409 kilometers of border in the east 

7 that is currently uncontrolled. 

8 (2) Since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrain9 ian conflict in 2014, 64 Ukrainian border guards 

10 have been killed and another 391 have been wound11 ed. 

12 (3) Implementation of the Minsk Agreement 

13 will require the State Border Guard Service of 

14 Ukraine to reestablish border checkpoints in cur15 rently uncontrolled territory and to monitor the bor16 der to verify full implementation of the Agreement. 

17 (4) Ukraine has already ordered the develop18 ment of engineering and technical systems to 

19 strengthen the controlled border between Ukraine 

20 and Russia, Ukranian maritime borders, and areas 

21 adjacent to the uncontrolled territory and occupied 

22 Crimea. 

23 (5) Russian unmanned aerial vehicles are being 

24 used for correction of Russian-backed separatist ar25 tillery fire, and Russian-backed separatists continue 


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1 to compromise Ukrainian tactical communication 

2 networks. 

3 (6) A Ukrainian early warning network is need4 ed to warn of any new aggression on the border. 

5 (7) Ukrainian anti-tank guided missiles require 

6 modernization to increase soldier survivability. 

7 (8) Because future military operations in east8 ern Ukraine will rely heavily on special operations 

9 forces, special operations training is a high priority 

10 for the armed forces of Ukraine. 

11 (9) Section 1250 of the National Defense Au12 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 

13 114–92) rightfully called for the United States to 

14 provide to Ukraine critical training and equipment 

15 to enhance the capabilities of the military and other 

16 security forces of Ukraine to defend against further 

17 aggression from Russia and Russian-backed separat18 ists. 

19 (10) The assistance provided to Ukraine under 

20 such section must be enhanced even further to adapt 

21 to the current threats facing Ukraine. 


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1 SEC. 3. ENHANCEMENT OF UKRAINE SECURITY ASSIST2 ANCE INITIATIVE. 

3 Section 1250(b) of the National Defense Authoriza4 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and jam7 ming counter-measures against such systems’’ after 

8 ‘‘surveillance systems’’; 

9 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), and 

10 (9) as paragraphs (8), (9), and (10), respectively; 

11 (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol12 lowing new paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(7) Electro-optical/infrared sensor and multi14 mode radar equipped early warning systems.’’; 

15 (4) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated, by 

16 striking ‘‘(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘(8)’’; and 

17 (5) by adding at the end the following new 

18 paragraphs: 

19 ‘‘(11) Training for the staff officers and leader20 ship of the military and other security forces of the 

21 Government of Ukraine. 

22 ‘‘(12) Assistance to Ukraine to develop the abil23 ity to domestically produce anti-armor weapon sys24 tems. 

25 ‘‘(13) Equipment and technical assistance pro26 vided directly to the State Border Guard Service of 


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1 Ukraine for the purpose of developing a comprehen2 sive and routine surveillance network. 

3 ‘‘(14) Construction of a special forces training 

4 center and assistance in developing a special forces 

5 training program.’’. 

6 SEC. 4. BORDER GUARD PRIORITIZATION. 

7 (a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 

8 United States that the Secretary of Defense, in coopera9 tion with the Secretary of State, when providing equip10 ment and technical assistance to the Government of 

11 Ukraine, shall give priority to assistance for purposes of 

12 protecting and monitoring the borders of Ukraine. 

13 (b) MODIFICATION OF REPORT ON MILITARY ASSIST14 ANCE TO UKRAINE.—Section 1275(c) of the Carl Levin 

15 and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Au16 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 

17 291; 128 Stat. 3591) is amended by adding at the end 

18 the following new paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(8) An assessment of the extent to which the 

20 Secretary of Defense has prioritized, or is 

21 prioritizing, the security assistance provided, or to 

22 be provided, to the Government of Ukraine for the 

23 purposes of protecting and monitoring the borders of 

24 Ukraine.’’. 

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